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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Unexpected Medical Adventure

So we’re taking off for two weeks

We weren’t planning to take down time on the blog this November, but it turns out we need to. One of us (Kitchen Riffs – a/k/a KR) had a sudden eye problem that required surgery. The prognosis is excellent, but he needs to be a couch potato for a bit. So no goodies coming from our kitchen to you, alas. And we won’t be visiting other blogs for a while.

In the meantime, why not enjoy this 2011 post about Beaujolais Nouveau? Every year on the third Thursday of November – which happens to be tomorrow – the very first Beaujolais of the year is released. This is very fresh wine (the grapes were just picked a few weeks ago) and it doesn’t age well, so it needs to be consumed very soon. But it’s a nice, fresh wine, and we think it pairs particularly well with Thanksgiving dinner. Or sip it all by itself as a predinner treat.

And speaking of Thanksgiving, we hope everyone has a wonderful one! We expect to see you with a new post on the last Wednesday of November.

All the best to John as he recovers! We had a similar situation last year when hubby had a torn retina discovered during an eye exam -- total couch time and no reading for a time! It was hard for a news junky too. I hope John has an easier time "unplugging". :) Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi Judy, mine was a detached retina -- fortunately repaired by surgery (the surgery looks like it's successful, although we won't know for a bit how successful). I can do some reading, but really it's couch time. :-( Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving.

Hi Emma, thanks! So far things are looking pretty good, and my surgeon is pleased with my progress. Still can't really see out of the eye very well, but that's normal and expected-- it'll take some weeks.

Hi Debra, thanks. Now that concern over the eye is largely gone, a bit of downtime IS rather nice. My vision is getting better, although editing photos would still be a bit of a challenge -- I hope in a few days that's better! Happy Thanksgiving. :-)